State At A Glance

August 16, 2007

EAST HAMPTON -- More than a dozen local musicians will perform at this weekend's Youth Jam 2007, a two-day event sponsored by the Village Center Community Corp. to raise awareness and funds for the East Hampton Skate Park Committee. The inaugural event will be Saturday and Sunday on the Center School grounds on Summit Street. The event also features skateboarding exhibitions and a visit from the women of the Connecticut Roller Derby on Saturday and BMX riders on Sunday.

MIDDLETOWN -- The three candidates for deputy police chief have 77 years of collective experience. Two are career members of the state police; one is a former deputy chief in the city of Groton. Mayor Sebastian Giuliano said Wednesday that he's wrestling with a decision about who will be the best fit for the 100-member city police department, an agency that he said could benefit from a another strong disciplinary hand at the top.

NEW BRITAIN -- Two state legislators who supported a bill that gave the city special permission to negotiate a deal to lease watershed land to Tilcon Connecticut Inc. say they are moving forward to repeal the legislation. State Sen. Donald Defronzo, D-New Britain, and Rep. Tim O'Brien, D-New Britain, said they want to repeal the bill because at a public meeting last week the mayor seemed to contradict the city's earlier claims that the deal could have collapsed if the legislature didn't move fast enough to grant the city permission to negotiate.

NEWINGTON -- The town will use pesticide to kill mosquito larvae in standing water and storm-water catch basins in the Churchill Park area after mosquitoes found in the park had tested positive for the West Nile virus. The town is also ``taking steps to notify'' sports teams that play in the area. So far this summer, infected mosquitoes have also been found in Danbury, Manchester, Stamford and West Haven.